Ida Schmidt
Swedish politician, women's rights activist
About Ida Schmidt
Lived 1857 – 1932 (aged 75). Ida Schmidt was a Swedish gardener, women's rights woman, suffragist and department chief.
Ida Schmidt (1857-1932) was a Swedish women's rights activist, and she founded one of the first gardening schools for women in the country. In 1910, the first year that women were allowed to run for municipal office, she was one of Sweden's first females elected to the city council.
Biography Schmidt was born 19 September 1857 in Karlshamn, Sweden into a well-to-do family. Her father was Herman Schmidt and her mother was Carolina Schmidt, born Böös.
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Who was Ida Schmidt?
Swedish politician, women's rights activist (1857-1932)
When was Ida Schmidt born?
Ida Schmidt was born on 19 September 1857 in Karlshamn church parish.
When did Ida Schmidt die?
Ida Schmidt died on 27 December 1932 in Karlshamn church parish.
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Ida Schmidt was a gardener, women's rights woman, suffragist and department chief.
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Ida Schmidt was Swedish.
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